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  1. binder
    something used to tie
    Bill Gates Carlos Slim Helu & family Warren Buffett Mark Zuckerberg Amancio Ortega Larry Ellison Floyd Mayweather Oprah Winfrey Charles Koch Rihanna Raleigh, NC Charlotte, NC Nashville, TN Denver, CO Seattle, WA Atlanta, GA Dallas, TX Des Moines, IA Charleston, SC Portland, OR Facebook Google Atlantic Power Apple Energy Future Holdings Salesforce.com Amway ICBC Amazon.com Microsoft + show more Leah Binder Contributor Follow Following Unfollow (30) + show
  2. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
    Just today, Leapfrog released the 2012 data showing that the national rate for early elective deliveries is 11.2 percent, down from 17 percent in 2010.
  3. galvanize
    stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock
    Transparency galvanizes change like nothing else.
  4. cadre
    a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
    Sparked by public reporting, we have seen a growing cadre of providers, policymakers and consumer advocates uniting to address this problem, and the Department of Health & Human Services declared early elective deliveries as a top priority issue.
  5. gestation
    the period during which an embryo develops
    Babies born at 37-39 completed weeks gestation are at much higher risk of death.
  6. plethora
    extreme excess
    As an excellent new book called “The Incentive Cure” points out (as does a plethora of other literature that could fill several libraries), how we end up with an epidemic of perverse incentives.
  7. unsung
    having value that is not acknowledged
    67,749 views Hospital Billing Varies Widely -- But Quality Has Nothing To Do With It 18,406 views The Most Dangerous Place in the World 14,738 views 13 To Watch in 2013: The Unsung Heroes Changing Health Care Forever 10,206 views Bone-Chilling Mistakes Hospitals Make And Why They Don't Want You To Know 5,291 views More from Leah Binder Leah Binder’s Website Follow Leah Binder on Twitter Follow Leah Binder on Facebook Leah Binder’s RSS Feed Leah Binder’s Profile Leah Binder’s Website
  8. pessimistic
    expecting the worst possible outcome
    Think I’m a bit too pessimistic?
  9. embody
    represent in physical form
    The prevalence of these unsafe deliveries perfectly embodies the five biggest problems in our health system.
  10. statistics
    a branch of mathematics concerned with quantitative data
    The statistics are staggering.
Created on Fri Oct 04 15:35:55 EDT 2013

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